REQ-10075285
13. April 2026
Spanien

Summary

The Associate Director, CRM Platforms will act as Product Owner for specific components and capabilities within the new Salesforce Life Sciences Cloud-based platform across 90+ international markets. The role will shape process design, validate requirements, and partner with technology teams to deliver high-impact CRM capabilities—supporting a smooth global rollout and sustained adoption.

About the Role

Key Responsibilities 

  • Own and refine the product backlog by translating business needs into prioritised, well-defined user stories.
  • Validate functional designs and configurations against business requirements, ensuring harmonisation, compliance, and alignment to global standards.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to define business processes and enable seamless integration across systems and channels.
  • Bring subject-matter expertise across CRM modules (e.g., call planning, segmentation and targeting, journey orchestration and engagement, and omnichannel capabilities).
  • Contribute to backlog prioritisation, sprint planning, and acceptance criteria, working closely with development and delivery teams.
  • Review and validate system builds, support UAT, and help drive business readiness for deployment.
  • Spot process gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities, and drive continuous optimisation of CRM capabilities.
  • Enable change, training, and adoption by sharing product insights and supporting an effective rollout.
  • Serve as a go-to point of contact for subject-matter questions, enabling clarity, alignment, and timely decision-making.
  • Lead business demonstrations that showcase new CRM capabilities and connect features to end-to-end business processes.

Essential Requirements 

  • 10–12 years’ relevant experience in technology delivery and/or software development.
  • Strong experience with pharma CRM platforms, including a deep understanding of core modules and processes.
  • Experience working in Agile delivery models, including backlog management, sprint planning, and stakeholder collaboration across global teams.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and build alignment across markets.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in global or multi-market environments.
  • Excellent communication and facilitation skills, including experience engaging stakeholders at executive level.

Desirable Requirements 

  • Experience leading major transformation programmes with internal teams and external implementation partners.
  • Experience with Veeva/Salesforce CRM or other large-scale CRM platforms.
  • Experience in pharma, commercial excellence, and/or multi-market transformation environments.

Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

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International
Marketing
Spanien
Barcelona Gran Vía
Marketing
Full time
Regular
No

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REQ-10075285

Associate Director CRM Platforms

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